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Ester hydrolyses in reversed micelles using lipase

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Lipases are enzymes which require a favourable reaction system for efficient catalysis of their hydrophobic substrates and reversed micellar environment is one such medium which offers many advantages. Hydrolytic studies of esters of paranitrophenol and glycerol using imidazole and four fungal lipases are studied in AOT/isooctane reversed micelles. The effect of water and surfactant concentration on the hydrolysis of rice bran oil is investigated and the overall potential of the reversed micellar system for hydrolytic reactions is assessed.

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  1. Biotechnology Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras-36, India., , , , , , IN

    K. M. Manoj & T. Swaminathan

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Received: 18 November 1996

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Manoj, K., Swaminathan, T. Ester hydrolyses in reversed micelles using lipase. Bioprocess Engineering 17, 185–188 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004490050373

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